Mattel is increasing its challenge in the fashion dolls market with the UK launch of a range called Flavas in the autumn. The set of four girls and two boys is the same number of dolls contained in ...
Liliya Shlyakman stood in the doll department at a Los Angeles Toys R Us store just before the holidays, oblivious to everything except a wall of big-eyed dolls in tight clothes. Mattel Inc.’s Barbie ...
LOS ANGELES -- Tika, 10 inches tall with two-toned hair, is of ambiguous ethnic origin -- maybe she's Asian, maybe Latina -- but her "platinum" medallion, airbrushed jean jacket, shell-toe sneakers ...
They wear miniskirts, bra tops and "bling-bling" jewellery over tattooed bodies - but the bad news for parents is that they are to become role models for thousands of six-year-olds. This week, the toy ...
Hip-hop is the guttural and undeniable cry of the streets. It’s the needle scratching on the turntable. It’s the kid with the book bag rhyming at the bus stop. It’s the pulsing, undulating sound that ...
With their bling-bling glittering through the plastic of their stylish boxes, they dish out attitude on the Barbie aisle. Happy D., Kiyoni Brown, Liam, P. Bo, Tika and Tre. Hip-hop culture in a box.